Fish Fillet with Almond Orange Crust

Ingredients

• 4 fish fillets (ready to cook, skinless, e.g., cod, about 160 g)
• Salt
• black pepper (ground)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 150 g Ground Almonds
• 40 g melted butter
• 100 ml Orange Juice
• 3 onions
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 1 tin saffron strands (0.1 g)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 200°C with upper and lower heat.

2. 2.

   Wash the fish, pat dry, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with lemon juice.

3. 3.

   Lightly toast the almonds in a pan, remove, let cool, then mix with butter and 3 tbsp orange juice. Peel and dice the onions. Sauté in 1 tbsp oil until translucent, add saffron, and deglaze with remaining orange juice. Transfer to a baking dish, place fish fillets on top, brush with almond paste. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.